Director Franklin J Schaffner’s 1977 drama Islands in the Stream is based on the novel by Ernest Hemingway, which was posthumously released in 1970, and stars George C Scott, David Hemmings and Gilbert Roland. George C Scott’s gruff voice and sturdy physique make him a natural for an Ernest Hemingway autobiographical role as Thomas Hudson, a… Continue reading Islands in the Stream *** (1977, George C Scott, David Hemmings, Gilbert Roland, Susan Tyrrell, Claire Bloom, Richard Evans, Hart Bochner, Julius Harris, Brad Savage) – Classic Movie Review 11,245
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The Sterile Cuckoo [Pookie] *** (1969, Liza Minnelli, Wendell Burton, Tim McIntire) – Classic Movie Review 10,023
Producer Alan J Pakula makes his promising début as a director in the bittersweet 1969 campus romance drama of first love The Sterile Cuckoo [Pookie] and gives Liza Minnelli a great role that she grabs in a performance that gained her an Oscar nomination in her second adult film as Pookie Adams, an insecure, misfit… Continue reading The Sterile Cuckoo [Pookie] *** (1969, Liza Minnelli, Wendell Burton, Tim McIntire) – Classic Movie Review 10,023
Crawl *** (2019, Kaya Scodelario, Barry Pepper, Morfydd Clark) – Movie Review
Director Alexandre Aja’s dark, gory and nasty horror movie Crawl (2019) has not a single laugh until after it is finished at the end credits, but it still manages to be a lot of unpleasant fun, packed with scares and tension, and great ‘what the heck?’ moments, throughout its perfectly short running time of 87… Continue reading Crawl *** (2019, Kaya Scodelario, Barry Pepper, Morfydd Clark) – Movie Review
Molly’s Game **** (2017, Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba, Kevin Costner, Michael Cera, Chris O’Dowd, Jeremy Strong) – Movie Review
Writer-director Aaron Sorkin’s truly epic biopic of ‘Poker Princess’ Molly Bloom is a knockout. It is 140 mesmerising screen minutes. Both Sorkin’s screenplay and his star Jessica Chastain as Bloom are nothing short of sensational. Kevin Costner is also very effective as her estranged father Larry. It is based on Bloom’s autobiographical book narrating how she risked… Continue reading Molly’s Game **** (2017, Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba, Kevin Costner, Michael Cera, Chris O’Dowd, Jeremy Strong) – Movie Review
Anna Christie *** (1930, Greta Garbo, Charles Bickford, George F Marion, Marie Dressler) – Classic Movie Review 2917
In 1930 a nervous MGM studio advertised their biggest star’s long-delayed début in the talkies rather sensibly with ‘Garbo talks!’ And so, after more than half an hour of screen time, she finally does: “Gif me a visky with chincher ale on the saide – and don’t be steengy, baby!’ Perhaps surprisingly, the American public… Continue reading Anna Christie *** (1930, Greta Garbo, Charles Bickford, George F Marion, Marie Dressler) – Classic Movie Review 2917